Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-09
LOCAL BREvlTIES.
John s. Cook, of Sacramento. was yes
terday granted pension.

| John S. Cook, of Sacramento. was We
terday granted pension.
The Yosemite Commission yesterda
paid into the State Treasury $50.
Only one arrest was made Yesterday
Lottie Stevens, by officer Mccormack, f.
exhibiting.
Turton & Knox, the contractors, hav
gone to Madison to resume tbs work O
grading on the Clear Lake Railroad.
The Sacramento Caledonia Club vii
celebrate its eleventh anniversary with al
entertainment at Turner Hall this evening
A. Henning has shipped his gas gsner.
a.ing apparatus from NJ street in this city
to Martinez. and will be ready to light thai
town in about thirty days.
In accordance with the proclamation
made by Governor Bartlett a few week.
since, this is general holiday, and Courts
and public offices will be closed.
The members of the Grand Council, Y.
NJ. l., who had been attending its sessions
in this city, returned home yesterday
greatly pleased with their Sacramento
visit.
The District Attorney yesterday paid into
the State Treasury $405, to the credit of the
Fish Commission fund. This amount he
collected from fines imposed for violation
of the fish laws.
All passenger trains for San Francisco
yesterday were crowded with passengers, a
large portion of whom were Native Sons,
on their way to Napa from the upper ror-
ton of the State.
The auction sale by Bell & Cc.of the resi-
dence of II. G. Cook, which had been an
nounced for Wednesday, the 18th instant,
has been changed to take place on Tues
day, the 18th, at 10 A.. NJ.
Yesterday, before the departure of the
delegates of the Grand Council of the Y.
NJ. l., the young ladies of the Catholic Aid
Society presented Grand President McDade
with handsome floral piece.
The funeral of the late Fire Commits
sioner Conran has been postponed until 10
A. NJ. Sunday, to allow friends opportunity
to arrive here from abroad. 1t will take
place from Odd Fellows Temple.
Nevada county has appropriated 81 900
for an exhibit at the State Fair, and the
people generally are doing all they can TO
assist the committee having the matter in
charge. Consequently Nevada's exhibit
will be great credit TO her.
Locomotive No. 172, fitted up as an oil
burner, but using different quality of oil
II,
went to Davisville yesterday ON a trial
trip. General Master Mechanic Stevens
and others went along to witness the ex-
pertinent.
The Portland express for San Francisco
was about three hours behind time on its
arrival yesterday morning, having been
delayed at the upper end of the route. 1t
made passenger trains for San Francisco
rather frequent. there being three of them
between and 7:30 A. NJ.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was $50, being 40 cooler than
the normal for that day. The highest and
lowest temperature was $40 and AGO, with
gentle to fresh northerlv winds during the
day and light southerly at night. Weather
clear and barometer falling.
Constable Golden, of Suisun, came to
this city yesterday to get Dan King, alias
Troy Dan, who was arrested at that place
about year ago for burglary, together
with two others, but managed to slip his
handouts and escape. His "pals" are now
serving terms in State Prison. Dan was
arrested here on Wednesday by officers
.O'Meara and Franks
At $50 this morning the Sacramento
members of the Order of Native Sons of
the Golden West leave for Napa, accom-
panied by the HuSSar Band and large
number of citizens who desire to enjoy the
Admission Day celebration. The Sacra-
mento Parlors take with them about car
load of fine fruit for the delectation of
visitors at the headquarters.
Miss Katie Ball, daughter of J. C. Ball
the well-known attorney of Woodland
died last Tuesday evening, after an illness
of only two days, of Inflammation of the
stomach. Her father and mother are both
on camping expedition, and their exact
whereabouts were not known yesterday,
but they are presumed to be in the neigh
borhood of Alder Springs, and kilograms
and messengers have been sent to find
them.
Wednesday night man from the coun-
try stopping at one of the city hotels blew
out the gas, and was nearly smothered
when the Waterman traced the odor to his
room and aroused him. Hotel proprietors
say that the number of people who perform
the foolish trick of blowing out The gas
when they retire is amazingly large So
far as possible guests from the country are
handed candle when they retire, but they
like to light the gas, and then, through
thoughtlessness or carelessness, extinguish
il as they would candle. One hotel man
says his watchmen have found as many
as six instances of this kind in one week !